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A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

Long-awaited action on taxes producing perverse outcomes is to be welcomed but there is still much to be done to boost the economy and repair the...

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WA Today

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A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

Long-awaited action on taxes producing perverse outcomes is to be welcomed but there is still much to be done to boost the economy and repair the...

latest 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age's View

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

Long-awaited action on taxes producing perverse outcomes is to be welcomed but there is still much to be done to boost the economy and repair the...

latest 10

The Age

The Age's View

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future

Long-awaited action on taxes producing perverse outcomes is to be welcomed but there is still much to be done to boost the economy and repair the...

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Brisbane Times

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Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination

Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination

There are questions remaining about the taxation return to Australians from the exploitation of our resources.

08.05.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination

Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination

There are questions remaining about the taxation return to Australians from the exploitation of our resources.

08.05.2026 10

WA Today

The Age's View

Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination

Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination

There are questions remaining about the taxation return to Australians from the exploitation of our resources.

08.05.2026 10

The Age

The Age's View

Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination

Gas reservation a welcome stop, but it’s not the destination

There are questions remaining about the taxation return to Australians from the exploitation of our resources.

08.05.2026 10

Brisbane Times

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Spend now, pay later: State budget has shiny offerings for voters, but the cupboard is bare

Spend now, pay later: State budget has shiny offerings for voters, but the cupboard is bare

This is not about pandemic stimulus and a hangover. The Victorian government borrowed big and hoped for the best from the world around it.

05.05.2026 20

The Age

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Urgent and clear strategy needed to break the wave of criminal attacks in city

Urgent and clear strategy needed to break the wave of criminal attacks in city

These crimes are now so much a part of daily life in Victoria that they seem almost normalised. We can’t afford for that to become the case.

02.05.2026 20

The Age

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Victoria’s public board appointments process must be examined

The numbers show it is well past time that the appointments process for public board spots was changed.

28.04.2026 20

The Age

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Canberra, states must move quickly to limit NDIS uncertainty

While accepting the budget realities of the system and the need for change, we must also not lose sight of the people at the heart of this debate.

25.04.2026 20

WA Today

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Canberra, states must move quickly to limit NDIS uncertainty

While accepting the budget realities of the system and the need for change, we must also not lose sight of the people at the heart of this debate.

25.04.2026 20

The Age

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Canberra, states must move quickly to limit NDIS uncertainty

While accepting the budget realities of the system and the need for change, we must also not lose sight of the people at the heart of this debate.

25.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

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For the sake of a young man, someone must be held to account

The manner in which Elijah Hollands’ wellbeing was managed on the field demands answers.

22.04.2026 10

The Age

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Geelong fire, Iran war expose Australia’s fragile fuel lifelines

The government has an opportunity to address the fears of people and businesses, and take action to safeguard our future fuel security.

18.04.2026 20

The Age

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Election donation laws need urgent change

Donations to political candidates need to be disclosed in real time, while moves should be made to ban donations from developers.

15.04.2026 20

The Age

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The road ahead is electric. We need the infrastructure to catch up

The nation must invest in advanced technology to accommodate the surge in EV demand. For the greater good of all motorists, a fixed user charge is the...

11.04.2026 20

The Age

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Nation deserves clear, hard truths on energy future

The prime minister’s address to Australians was heavy on reassurance, but it lacked any long-term vision for energy security.

04.04.2026 20

WA Today

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Nation deserves clear, hard truths on energy future

The prime minister’s address to Australians was heavy on reassurance, but it lacked any long-term vision for energy security.

04.04.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Nation deserves clear, hard truths on energy future

The prime minister’s address to Australians was heavy on reassurance, but it lacked any long-term vision for energy security.

04.04.2026 30

The Age

The Age's View

Nation deserves clear, hard truths on energy future

The prime minister’s address to Australians was heavy on reassurance, but it lacked any long-term vision for energy security.

04.04.2026 30

Brisbane Times

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Lessons to be learnt from the end of this tragic road

Dezi Freeman’s demise should prompt renewed diligence in dealing with those intent on turning conspiracy into violence.

01.04.2026 20

The Age

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Albanese’s next step must address the fuel crisis and assure the public

A key measure of governments in a crisis is their ability to project stability in times of uncertainty.

27.03.2026 30

WA Today

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Albanese’s next step must address the fuel crisis and assure the public

A key measure of governments in a crisis is their ability to project stability in times of uncertainty.

27.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Albanese’s next step must address the fuel crisis and assure the public

A key measure of governments in a crisis is their ability to project stability in times of uncertainty.

27.03.2026 20

The Age

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Albanese’s next step must address the fuel crisis and assure the public

A key measure of governments in a crisis is their ability to project stability in times of uncertainty.

27.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

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Labor’s budget reality bites as industrial peace with teachers ends

If hard choices have to be made about vital resources now, voters up and down the state are likely to point to their children and say “put the money...

25.03.2026 20

The Age

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In challenging times, Victoria needs more from a leader under pressure

There’s a litany of reasons behind Jacinta Allan’s poor polling and restless frontbench. The state needs her government to find a way through.

21.03.2026 20

The Age

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Delay in fixing mental health system fails patients and families

In 2019 Daniel Andrews called a royal commission to fix the state’s “broken” mental health system. But in 2026, staff and experts still warn of...

18.03.2026 20

The Age

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Premier, wasting hundreds of millions of dollars is no game

This week, Victoria was supposed to be hosting the Commonwealth Games. Instead, the state is counting the cost of another blunder.

14.03.2026 30

The Age

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It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.

11.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age's View

It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.

11.03.2026 40

WA Today

The Age's View

It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.

11.03.2026 40

Brisbane Times

The Age's View

It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care

This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.

11.03.2026 30

The Age

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Kilkenny must act to restore confidence in suppression laws

One line in the 2013 Open Courts Act has had unintended consequences, denying victims fairness and the public their right to know. It requires a small...

07.03.2026 50

The Age

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Muted reaction to aggression by allies fails the test of our generation

There are many echoes of Australia’s past mistakes in the government’s tacit approval of Donald Trump’s unilateralism.

03.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

The Age's View

Muted reaction to aggression by allies fails the test of our generation

There are many echoes of Australia’s past mistakes in the government’s tacit approval of Donald Trump’s unilateralism.

03.03.2026 30

The Age

The Age's View

Muted reaction to aggression by allies fails the test of our generation

There are many echoes of Australia’s past mistakes in the government’s tacit approval of Donald Trump’s unilateralism.

03.03.2026 40

WA Today

The Age's View

Muted reaction to aggression by allies fails the test of our generation

There are many echoes of Australia’s past mistakes in the government’s tacit approval of Donald Trump’s unilateralism.

03.03.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

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State can’t wish away the financial problems of local councils

There are no easy fixes here, but the government should at least be willing to canvas solutions.

27.02.2026 30

The Age

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Sorry two years for CBUS shows it’s time super members got a say

There’s no way of knowing what members in the $100 billion fund think, as they are never asked.

20.02.2026 40

The Age

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Sorry two years for CBUS shows it’s time super members got a say

There’s no way of knowing what members in the $100 billion fund think, as they are never asked.

20.02.2026 30

WA Today

The Age's View

Sorry two years for CBUS shows it’s time super members got a say

There’s no way of knowing what members in the $100 billion fund think, as they are never asked.

20.02.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age's View

Sorry two years for CBUS shows it’s time super members got a say

There’s no way of knowing what members in the $100 billion fund think, as they are never asked.

20.02.2026 40

Brisbane Times

The Age's View

Disgraceful, egregious, insulting: The premier’s spin on CFMEU is out of control

Jacinta Allan’s IBAC letter saga and her shameless press conference deflections only highlight the total inadequacy of the government’s response.

17.02.2026 30

The Age

The Age's View

Allan’s CFMEU stonewalling is a failure of leadership

The past week’s CFMEU revelations have shocked Victorians. They deserve to know how the state ended up paying billions to bikies.

13.02.2026 30

WA Today

The Age's View

Allan’s CFMEU stonewalling is a failure of leadership

The past week’s CFMEU revelations have shocked Victorians. They deserve to know how the state ended up paying billions to bikies.

13.02.2026 80

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age's View

Allan’s CFMEU stonewalling is a failure of leadership

The past week’s CFMEU revelations have shocked Victorians. They deserve to know how the state ended up paying billions to bikies.

13.02.2026 30

The Age

The Age's View

Allan’s CFMEU stonewalling is a failure of leadership

The past week’s CFMEU revelations have shocked Victorians. They deserve to know how the state ended up paying billions to bikies.

13.02.2026 30

Brisbane Times

The Age's View